Petroleo Brasileiro S.a. - Petrobras

Celso C Branco

Euclides J Bonet

Adelman M Ribeiro

Luiz C Barbosa

A process for the correction of oil well productivity, or injection profiles, or both, is disclosed. The process includes injecting a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid having a concentration less than 1% via an oil well into an adjacent subsurface formation, followed by injecting a solution of sodium silicate and hydrochloric acid into the formation, and then shutting in the well for several hours. The dilute hydrochloric acid solution and the sodium silicate-hydrochloric acid solution may each be displaced into the formation with injection water. Best results are achieved when systems based on sodium silicate and hydrochloric acid of long-curing time are injected, followed by systems based on sodium silicate and hydrochloric acid of short-curing time.

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Celso C Branco